Photographic camera.



B. BRAUBURGER. PHOTOGRAPHIG CAMERA.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 26, 1906.

Patented Dec. 28, 1909.

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B. BRAUBURGER. PHOTOGRAPHIQ CAMERA. APPLICATION FILED MAY 26, 1906.

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UNITED STA.T PATENT OFFICE.

ERNST BR-AUBURGER, OF FRIEDENAU, NEAR BERLIN, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR TO THE FIRM OF OPTISCHE ANSTALT C. P. GOERZ AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT. OF FRIEDENAU,

NEAR BERLIN, GERMANY.

PHOTOGRAPHIC CAMERA Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 28, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNST Bnaonunonn, a citizen of the German Empire. and resident of F riedenau, near Berlin, Germany, engineer, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Photographic Caineras, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to photographic cameras in which the objective-holder is connected with .the plate-holder by means of a system or systems of shear-leve The purpose of the invention to provide means for operating the said levers in order to adjust the distance between the objective and the plane of the sensiti 2 late.

The means used in the present invention, for operatii'ig the connecting levers preferably comprise an endless wire, band, cord, chain or other traction-device passing over rollers or other suitable guide. and connected with the shear-levers to be moved.

This band or the like is preferably so arranged, that it surrounds one of the two frames connected by the shear-levers, and is, therefore, located in a plane perpendicular or approximately perpendicular to the objective axis. If several pairs of shears are used one member of each pair may be connected, with a band, so that by moving the latter all the shears are simultaneously operated. To increase the reliability of the action two parallel bands are preferably used, and one member of each pair of shears is connected to one of the said bands. and the other member to the other band. In this case the two bands must be moved in opposite directions. This can be eifected in a very simple manner by connecting each band with a rack and by causing the two racks to mesh with a toothed wheel arranged between them.

The invention is illustrated in the annexed drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side-view of a camera provided with the improved adjusting-device Fig. 2 being a plan-view thereof. Fig. 3 is an end-view of the frame supporting the hands by means of which the shear-levers are operated.

The camera shown in Figs. 1 to 3 comprises two frames connected with each other by means of a bellows and by two systems of levers arranged in the form of lattice 1 work and adapted to be operated by means of two endless bands which surround one of the frame parts. The principal men'ibers of each of the said systems of levers cons of two sheardevers l and 2 connected with each other by means of links 3. -l-. :3 and (3. The two leve systems are arranged at opposite sides of the camera. T and 8 repreait the hands by means of which the ler'ers are operated, both levers 'l being connected to the band T andboth levers 2 to the band 8. The connectimi between the bands and the levers are made by means of guide piecesv 9 and It) attached to the bands. The gear for moving the bands is arranged at one side of the camera and comprises two racks it and 12 and a gear-wheel Q5 arranged between the latter and meshing with both. The ends of the band 7 are attached to the rack 11, and the ends of the band 8 to the rack 12. The spindle to which the gearwheel is fixed is adapted to be rotated by means of a milled button 1%. At the opposite side of the camera each of the bands is provided with a tensioning-device comprising two slides 15 and 16 connected with each other by means of an adjusting screw 17. shown in Fig. 3.

18 represents the bellows and 19 the other frame. The latter can be moved, by means of the lovers, toward or from the frame surrounded by the bands 7 and 8, the direction of movement depending on the direction in which the button let is rotated.

lVhile the invention has been described as to the details of construction, I do not mean to limit myself to the special details because these may obviously be modified within the scope of the appended claims. Especially do I wish to be understood that instead of two sets of shear-like levers on opposite sides of the camera an arbitrary number or one set of such levers may be used. So also it is apparent that by the term bands I mean to include any form of flexible device such as wires, chains, cords and the like.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is 1. In a photographic camera comprising relatively movable frames connected together by means of a system of levers, slidably guided traction devices each in the I "anged at the sides of said frames, slidably guided traction devices each. in the form of a strip surrounding one of said frames and movably connected to said levers, and an operating gear for moving said taction; devlces in opposite directions at the same '1 time for adjusting the frames.

3. In a photographic camera, two frames, shear-like connections being provided at the sides thereof, and two slidably guided traction devices arranged side by side on one of said frames and movably connected to said shear-like connections, one member of the shear-like connections being movably connected to one of the traction devices and the other to the second traction device at each side of said frame.

t. In a photographic camera, two frames, shear-like connections arranged at the sides of said frames, traction devices movably connected to said shear-like connections and arranged side by side on one of said frames and surrounding the same, a rack inserted into each traction device, the teeth of one rack being opposite the teeth of the rack on the other traction device, and a pinion arranged between said racks and meshing therewith.

5. In a photographic camera comprising relatively movable frames connected together by means of a system of levers, traction devices each, in the form of a continu ous strip substantially surrounding one of said frames and arranged in a plane substantially perpendicular to the objective axis and adapted to operate said levers by longitudinal displacement.

6. In a photographic camera the combination of two frames, shear-like levers arranged at the side of said frames, traction devices, each in the form of a continuous strip substantially surrounding one of said frames and movably connected to said levers and an operating gear for longitudinally moving said traction devices in opposite directions at the same time for adjusting the frames.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ERNST BRAUBURGER.

Witnesses HENRY HAsPnR, VVOLDEMAR HAUPT. 

